Joseph Pinkney Williamson

Brief Life History of Joseph Pinkney

When Joseph Pinkney Williamson was born on 1 May 1893, in Beckville, Panola, Texas, United States, his father, Thomas Ervin Williamson, was 25 and his mother, Mary Kay Major, was 18. He married Esther Mary Pinson on 24 December 1911, in Johnson, Texas, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 daughter. He lived in Kilgore, Gregg, Texas, United States in 1935 and Little Rock, Pulaski, Arkansas, United States in 1940. He registered for military service in 1919. He died on 6 April 1948, in Cass, Texas, United States, at the age of 54, and was buried in Linden Cemetery, Linden, Cass, Texas, United States.

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Joseph Pinkney Williamson
1893–1948
Beatrice Gertrude Goyne
1898–1979
Marriage: 1 June 1920
Joseph Mills Williamson
1921–1960

Sources (13)

  • Pink Williamson in household of Tom Williamson, "United States Census, 1900"
  • J P Williamson, "Texas, County Marriage Records, 1837-1965"
  • Joseph Pink Williamson, "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918"

World Events (8)

1894 · Texas Files Lawsuit Against Standard Oil Company

Under the direction of Governor Jim Hogg, Texas filed a lawsuit against John D. Rockefeller for violating state monopoly laws. Hogg argued that Standard Oil Company and Water-Piece Oil Company of Missouri were engaged in illegal practices like price fixing, rebates, and consolidation. Rockefeller was indicted, but never tried in a court of law; other employees of his company were convicted as guilty.

1896 · Plessy vs. Ferguson

A landmark decision of the U.S. Supreme Court upholding the constitutionality of racial segregation laws for public facilities if the segregated facilities were equal in quality. It's widely regarded as one of the worst decisions in U.S. Supreme Court history.

1908 · The Bureau of Investigation is formed

Known as the National Bureau of Criminal Identification, The Bureau of Investigation helped agencies across the country identify different criminals. President Roosevelt instructed that there be an autonomous investigative service that would report only to the Attorney General.

Name Meaning

English (Northern) and Scottish: from the Middle English personal name William + patronymic -son ‘son of William’. This surname is also found in Northern Ireland (Ulster), especially in Antrim.

Americanized form of Norwegian, Danish, and North German Wilhelmsen , Swedish Wilhelmsson, or Dutch and North German Willemsen , all cognates of 1.

History: This surname was brought to North America from northern England and northern Ireland independently by numerous different bearers from the 17th century onward. Timothy Williamson is recorded in Plymouth Colony in 1643.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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